Need Opinion before I pull the trigger

[ELSknutson]

I'm looking for a graphics Card Today that will be a decent match to a 4690K on a Asus Maximus Z97 inpact m-itx board 

 

I have 2 cards that seem to be a decent choice and personally im leaning toward the R9 290 because its $50.00 cheaper 

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121922

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121899&cm_re=asus_strix_gtx_970-_-14-121-899-_-Product

 

Any Ideas?

[SuperPug]

290X is faster in some games but the Asus flavour gets pretty loud...

[Hunched]

I wouldn't get the Asus 970 as its one of the worst overclocking 970's because of its power design

[Aphala]

Try and get Gigabyte R9 290X Vapour-X

[ELSknutson]

Try and get Gigabyte R9 290X Vapour-X

the build is red and black so cars with Blue and Orange are out sorry 

also both of though cards are $30 more expensive 

[xAcid9]

MSI? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127841&cm_re=msi_970-_-14-127-841-_-Product

[Hunched]

If you're going black and red I'd say a...

 

MSI? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127841&cm_re=msi_970-_-14-127-841-_-Product

This was posted as I was about to recommend it for 970s

[Aphala]

the build is red and black so cars with Blue and Orange are out sorry 

also both of though cards are $30 more expensive 

Spray it?

Also I meant Sapphire lol dam

[ELSknutson]

Spray it?

Also I meant Sapphire lol dam

painting is not an option 

[Tacitus]

970.

While I have owned both a 970 and 290x and the performance difference to the naked eye is nonexistent the Asus 290x is a shockingly poor design that does hardly better than the reference card. If you must keep to colour restrictions try and find a Gigabyte 290x, an MSI one or a PoeerColour PCS+ one (though it's two and a half slot design might be an issue for mITX).

If you can find one of these $50 cheaper than a 970 it's worth it. Otherwise just get a 970 (preferably Gigabyte or MSI though)

[arniks8]

Asus 290x has cooler from gtx 780, so the card tends to run hot ( close to reference ).

[ELSknutson]

Well these are all good things to know I think I'm going to go with the strix 970 I found one for 287.00

[arniks8]

Well these are all good things to know I think I'm going to go with the strix 970 I found one for 287.00

If you can, get like MSI twin frozer or EVGA sc. Sometimes strix can be limited because it only has one 8-pin.

[IateMApoo]

Good deal on that 290X, id grab it if i were you.

[YourBestFriend]

I wouldn't get the Asus 970 as its one of the worst overclocking 970's because of its power design

lol nice joke im getting 1502mhz gpu and 8000 memory mhz 

[Wind]

do not get the 290X. it's a great card don't get me wrong. but the cooler, is from ASUS. Asus make terrible cooler with AMD Card.

[Hunched]

lol nice joke im getting 1502mhz gpu and 8000 memory mhz 

It has a single 8 pin power connector

 

I'm sorry if you fail to understand how this would cause throttling and make it significantly worse at overclocking than a GPU like the Gigabyte 970 G1 that has a 8 pin AND a 6 pin power connector...